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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ter moerstraten in 1359. Derived from a compound of moer (“peat bog, turf extraction area”) and the dative singular form of Middle Dutch strate (“street, road”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuːrˌstraː.tə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Moer‧stra‧ten
Proper noun
Moerstraten n
- A village in Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Synonym: Mangelpeejenlaand (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN